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PEORIA, Ariz. The setting is what you'd imagine spring training is supposed to be like bright sun, blue skies, warm days and the optimistic feeling of a season ahead. Unlike past seasons, the Mariners enter 2015 with lofty postseason expectations set by the media, their fans and themselves. But looking beyond that, there are many things to be determined over roughly the next six weeks, starting Friday when pitchers and catchers report to the Peoria Sports Complex. Although they return key parts to a team that went 87-75 last season, the Mariners are far from a finished product. Here are five of those story lines to watch this spring: 1. A short story: It's the same story...

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Clayton Kershaw, Clayton Kershaw, Clayton Kershaw.
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